Sub-Saharan Africa Shuts Borders, Schools to Contain Virus
- Travelers from EU, China, U.S. banned from range of nations
- South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal order schools to close
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster to combat the spread of the coronavirus as his counterparts in sub-Saharan Africa took similar steps to curb the threat in a region that accounts for only 1% of global health-care spending.
Ramaphosa’s measures ranged from halting flights from nations struggling to control the virus, closing 35 of the country’s 53 land border posts, banning gatherings of more than 100 people and shutting schools from March 18. He also said the government plans economic interventions, without giving details.